The Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, said it had arrested four
persons suspected to be involved in the NNPC pipeline vandalism at
Abule-Egba, which resulted to fire outbreak.
The command’s spokesman, CSP Chike Oti, said that the prime suspect, now at large, had been declared wanted.
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POST recalls that on Dec. 12, an NNPC pipeline was vandalised, causing
fire outbreak in which over 100 houses and shops as well as ovee 50
vehicles were razed.
Several people also sustained various degrees of burns, but no life was lost.
Oti said that the four suspects gave vivid account of their involvement in the inferno.
According
to him, the suspects explained that the fire emanated from a vandalised
petroleum pipeline, which engulfed a section of Abule-Egba community
and escalated to parts of Agege area, destroying properties worth
millions of naira.
“They also mentioned one Prince Adedipo Dauda Ewenla as their ring leader.
“Based
on this, the Command extended invitation to him at his last known
address but found out that he had fled to Ogun State in order to evade
arrest.
“He is hereby advised to come out of hiding and report
himself to Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja or to the
nearest police station in the state to defend the allegation against
him,” Oti said.
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